do the dusting - utřít prach, utírat prach

verb - to remove dust from books, furniture, etc.

 

hit the road - vyrazit (na cestu)

verb, informal - to begin or resume a journey

 

hit the roof - rozzuřit se, vyletět vzteky, vyletět z kůže

verb, American English, informal - to get very angry

 

break the habit - odvyknout si, odnaučit se (zlozvyku)

verb - to end a habit; to stop doing something that you do regularly

 

hit the sack - jít na kutě, jít spát

verb, informal - to go to bed

 

bury the hatchet - zakopat válečnou sekeru, usmířit se

verb - to make peace with someone, to resolve a conflict, to stop fighting

 

miss the mark - šlápnout vedle, minout se, nepodařit se, nepovést se

verb - not to succeed, to fail to achieve something

 

drop the ball - pokazit, zpackat, podělat

verb, American English, informal - to make a mistake and spoil something, especially by not paying attention or by being careless

 

rob the cradle - být na mladší, být na zajíčky, mít za partnera někoho daleko mladšího

verb, American English - to be romantically involved with someone significantly younger

 

pop the question - požádat o ruku

verb, informal - to ask somebody to marry you

 

face the music - čelit kritice, nést následky svého jednání

verb, informal - to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done

 

bridge the gap - překonat rozdíly, překlenout rozdíly

verb - the overcome the differences between things, to make the differences matter less, to make the differences less obvious

 

turn the page - obrátit list, posunout se, jít dál (přeneseně)

verb - to move on to something new, a new relationship, a new job, a new activity etc.

 

hog the spotlight - strhávat pozornost na sebe

verb, American English - to draw all the attention to oneself

 

redress the balance - napravit něco

verb - to correct something that has been wrong or unfair